Chapter 130: Don't Come Again!

Seeing the handsome young man behind Lin Lie, Hamir couldn't help but be stunned, then furrowed his brows tightly.

Before arriving at the New York Sanctum, he had only received orders to host the Fuxi Swordmaster; he had no idea there was a second person.

The Sorcerer Supreme could not have made such a low-level mistake, so this Chinese youth following the Fuxi Swordmaster must be an uninvited guest outside of expectations!

Without hesitation, Hamir immediately became vigilant, golden sparks erupting from his severed palm.

But before he could take any further action, the golden sparks that had just erupted vanished, and a familiar, gentle voice drifted from the Sanctum behind him, drawing the gaze of everyone at the entrance.

"You've worked hard, Master Hamir."

A bald woman in yellow robes walked out of the Sanctum, smiling at Hamir. "Leave the rest to me!"

Seeing this person appear, Hamir quickly regained his composure, bowed slightly, and turned to walk into the New York Sanctum.

Without a doubt, the only person he trusted this much was the current Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One!

Judging by the appearance of this Ancient One, she was the female version from the movies and the *What If...? * animated series.

Although this version of Ancient One was not the white-bearded old man from the comics, she possessed strength that could not be underestimated.

After Master Hamir left, Ancient One turned around, looking at Lin Yu with a hint of apology. "Master Hamir has been active on the front lines of resisting dark corruption for many years, even losing an arm for it."

"Although his actions just now were excessive and improper, it was by no means intentional. I hope you will be magnanimous!"

Seeing that the first thing the Ancient One said upon appearing was to apologize to Lin Yu, Lin Lie's eyelids twitched, a feeling both strange and logical welling up in his heart.

Lin Yu smiled, saying indifferently, "It is of no consequence. Such a trivial matter does not require a personal apology from the Sorcerer Supreme."

"This is the proper hospitality of Kamar-Taj."

Ancient One shook her head, then smiled, bowing slightly toward Lin Yu. "I welcome your arrival on behalf of Earth and Kamar-Taj!"

"..."

Hearing this greeting, Lin Lie was stunned, unable to hide his surprise.

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, smiling, "It seems nothing that happens on Earth escapes the Sorcerer Supreme's eyes!"

"You jest!" Ancient One shook her head with a smile. "Your visit today was beyond my expectations!"

"To be honest, had you not appeared in person, I would not have known until now that a great existence had descended upon Earth—"

"Ahem!" Before Ancient One could finish, Lin Yu coughed twice, changing the subject. "A dignified Sorcerer Supreme wouldn't intend to host guests right here, would she?"

"..."

Ancient One was stunned for a moment, then understood, extending her hand with a smile. "Please!"

Lin Yu nodded in satisfaction, then stepped into the New York Sanctum without ceremony.

Ancient One and Lin Lie followed two steps behind. Lin Lie reacted and quickly added a bow to Ancient One.

"Fuxi descendant Lin Lie, greets Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One!"

Hearing his greeting, the smile on Ancient One's face vanished instantly, replaced by a blank expression as she stared at Lin Lie.

Lin Lie felt his heart tighten, asking cautiously, "Sorcerer Supreme, have I offended you in some way?"

"..."

Ancient One did not reply, merely furrowing her brows and sighing with a headache.

There was certainly no offense.

But this little fellow before her was simply one of the people she least wanted to see on the entire planet!

As a transcendent force hidden in the Himalayas, Kamar-Taj had close ties with the East.

Ancient One herself had been paying close attention to movements in the East, especially the Chiyou resurrection event, which she had personally traveled to observe in secret, watching the entire process of Lin Lie and the others sealing Chiyou.

At the time, she had a favorable impression of Lin Lie, even considering taking him as a disciple.

Until later, when she used the Time Stone to peer into the future of Lin Lie visiting Kamar-Taj, her face turned blacker the more she looked.

—This kid wasn't some young talent; he was a walking disaster!

As long as he entered Kamar-Taj, there wasn't a single good timeline for the world.

In the worst future, Lin Lie had some sort of mental breakdown, releasing a scarlet ghost god from within his body and fighting Ancient One for hundreds of rounds in the Himalayas.

In the end, Ancient One sacrificed the entirety of Kamar-Taj to seal it back into Lin Lie's body.

But even so, that scarlet ghost god still managed to scatter its power across the world with its final strike.

From then on, a disease known as Kazan Syndrome spread globally, causing countless humans to be infected with ghost hands, plunging the entire world into irreversible chaos...

Having seen such a future, Ancient One naturally didn't want to see Lin Lie again.

Until shortly before, the problem with this fellow suddenly disappeared.

Ancient One tried to peer into the future and found that those terrible futures had been erased.

She was both puzzled and curious, wanting to know why such a thing had happened, which prompted her desire to see Lin Lie.

But who would have thought that while that scarlet ghost god had indeed vanished, Lin Lie had brought an even more terrifying trouble—

A great existence suspected to be a Dimensional Demon God whose future could not be peered into!

In fact, she had already discovered something was wrong the moment Lin Yu and Lin Lie arrived together.

But she didn't appear immediately; instead, she rushed to the library to search through her books, only to find no information related to Lin Yu.

It seemed this was a great existence even more secretive than Dormammu and the others!

In the realms of magic and mysticism, secrecy was a label even more terrifying than power.

Facing such an unknown existence, even Ancient One, who wielded the Time Stone, had to be cautious.

Thinking of this, Ancient One couldn't help but sigh gloomily.

After a moment of thought, she waved her hand, and golden sparks condensed into a slip of paper at her fingertips, which she handed to Lin Lie.

"What is this?"

"Master Hamir's phone number."

Ancient One instructed, "He is now in charge of the Hong Kong Sanctum. If you have any business in the future, you can contact him."

The implication was that he should not come to Kamar-Taj or the three Sanctums again!

Lin Lie took the slip of paper, not knowing whether he understood the implication or not.

To ensure Lin Lie wouldn't cause her any more trouble, Ancient One added, "I am already fully aware of your purpose today. The Battle of New York involves too much; it can only be delayed, not prevented, so I will not intervene in advance."

"As for the outcome of this battle, as long as you work together, you will surely overcome the enemy."

"Kamar-Taj will also send mages to assist from the sidelines; there is no need to contact us in advance..."

It seems Loki's portal really was opening in New York.

Then there was no problem!

Lin Lie felt relieved in his heart, saying softly, "With your word, I can rest easy!"

Ancient One nodded, then stepped forward to follow Lin Yu.

Lin Lie followed as well; his doubts had been answered, and what remained was Lin Yu's interest.

Bypassing the wooden staircase in the front hall, the group entered a corridor about five or six meters long.

At the end of the corridor was a giant stone door carved with patterns, with a massive Seal of the Vishanti in the center—the classic "well" symbol seen outside the Sanctum.

This must be the fixed portal connecting to Kamar-Taj!

Lin Yu looked at the giant stone door with interest.

Ancient One, walking beside him, asked with a smile, "What brings you to Earth, Excellency?"

Lin Yu said nonchalantly, "Nothing much, just a premonition that this place will become the center of cosmic events in the coming decades, so out of curiosity, I came to take a look."

"I see!"

Ancient One nodded lightly, her slender fingers pressing onto the Seal of the Vishanti.

"Sss—"

Accompanied by the eruption of golden sparks, the Seal of the Vishanti rotated slowly.

The two stone doors, protected by powerful magic, opened slowly amidst a low rumble, revealing the ancient stone chamber behind them.

"Please!"

Ancient One turned around, inviting Lin Yu to visit Kamar-Taj.

After Lin Yu stepped through the stone door, Ancient One added with a smile, "By the way, I haven't asked for your name..."

"Lin Yu."

"A Chinese name?"

Ancient One was thoughtful, her gaze inadvertently glancing at Lin Lie beside them.

Clearly, she assumed Lin Yu chose this surname because he was influenced by Lin Lie.

Lin Yu also noticed Ancient One's misunderstanding, but he didn't explain, because explaining would be useless.

In the eyes of a powerhouse of Ancient One's level, other than his appearance, there was nothing about Lin Yu that resembled a human.

No matter how much He considered Himself human, Ancient One would only think this was a little amusement of a great existence...

Walking through the stone door, what came into view was an ancient stone secret chamber containing three stone doors carved with the Seal of the Vishanti, connecting to the three magical Sanctums of New York, London, and Hong Kong.

In the center of the three doors stood a stone pedestal carved with intricate patterns, upon which sat a golden tray.

Lin Yu cast his gaze toward the golden tray at the very first moment.

Or more accurately, the Eye of Agamotto on the tray.

This was a good item!

Even without the Time Stone inside, it was a legacy treasure left by the first Sorcerer Supreme, Agamotto, possessing many powerful magics and secret arts that were highly regarded even in the Marvel world.

Lin Yu looked at the Eye of Agamotto with covetous eyes.

Ancient One, beside him, felt her heart tighten, walking forward nonchalantly as she said with a smile, "Outside the door is the library of Kamar-Taj, which stores all kinds of books collected by Kamar-Taj over the past millennium. Whether it's books on technology, humanities, philosophy, or forbidden knowledge of magic, incantations, and various mysteries, everything is available."

"If you are interested, you may accompany me to take a look..."

"Oh?" Lin Yu was indeed distracted, saying with interest, "The Sorcerer Supreme is so generous?"

"In Kamar-Taj, knowledge is unrestricted; only the practice of knowledge is restricted."

Ancient One answered with a smile while walking past the stone pedestal.

As her figure obscured the Eye of Agamotto on the pedestal, it vanished quietly, no one knew where it had been transferred to...

(End of Chapter)